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Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maitre / Hilary Summers, Ensemble Intercontemporian

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Pierre Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, for alto, alto flute, guitar, vibes, xylorimba, percussion & viola; Dérive I, for flute, clarinet, piano, vibes, violin & cello; Dérive 2
Performers: Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: IRCAM (Espace de projection), Paris, France (09/2002)....continue...

Gyorgy Ligeti: Atmospheres

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: György Ligeti: Atmosphères, for large orchestra; Volumina, for organ; Lux aeterna, for 16 unaccompanied voices; Study no 1 "Harmonies," for organ; Lontano, for orchestra; Ramifications, f...
Performers: Zacher, Gerd
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Franz, Helmut; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

Varèse: Amériques / Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: Edgard Varèse: Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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For Varese, Ameriques was not just a change in direction, but a new beginning: the Americas, signifying... new worlds on earth, in the sky or...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago....continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Pierre Boulez Conducts Ravel & Debussy

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Premiè...
Performers: Cohen, Franklin; Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wellbaum, Lisa; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

"In Ma mere, he is among the master magicians: subtleties of nuance and timing now abound; here is playing of a wholly different order of...continue...

Friedrich Cerha: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra; Impulse for Orchestra / Martin Grubinger

1 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2012-05-08

Works: Friedrich Cerha: Concerto for percussion & orchestra; Impulse, for orchestra
Performers: Grubinger, Martin
Conductors: Eötvös, Peter; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Last year celebrated the 85th birthday of Austrian composer Friedrich Cerha, best known for his orchestra cycle "Spiegel" and the completion of the third act...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/15/1996); Wiener Konzerthaus (08/15/1996); Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (11/25/2011); Wiener Konzerthaus (11/25/2011)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Le...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Damiens, Alain; Murray, Ann; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

This 6-CD set gathers together for the first time all of Pierre Boulez's Stravinsky recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. It includes the three great "Russian" ballets:...continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

Europa Konzert from Lisbon / Boulez/BPO, Maria Joao Pires (Includes Catalog) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-10-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The marvelous Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires was joined by Boulez & the Berlin Philharmonic for the '03 European Concert. This concert took place in...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Boulez conducts Webern, Stravinsky & Mahler

2 CD / Accentus / 2011-06-28

Works: Anton Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1; Variations for orchestra, Op. 30; Igor Stravinsky: Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale), symphonic poem for orchestra; Gustav Mahler: Symphony ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra

Drawn from the vision of renowned maestro, Pierre Boulez, comes the first and only recording of the Lucerne Festival Academy's summer 2010 concert series. Founded...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall KKL Lucerne, Switzerland (2010-08-25&2010-09-01_2010-)....continue...

Pierre Boulez: In Rehearsal with The VPO / Berg, Boulez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-05-31

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Pierre Boulez: Notations For Orchestra
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez was filmed working with the Vienna Philharmonic on Alban Berg’s Three Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 and his own composition Notations I-V at...continue...
Run Time: 56 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Messiaen Edition

18 CD / Erato / 2011-04-26

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Preludes (8) for Piano; Études (4) de rhythme; La nativité du Seigneur; Le banquet céleste; Apparition de l'&e...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Alain, Marie-Claire; Barboteu, Georges; Chauvaut, Rene; Cotton, Roger [Tenor Vocalist]; Deplus, Guy; Dupin, Francois; Fernandez, Huguette; Guigui, Charley; Haniotis, Mario; Ja...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Constant, Marius; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Groupe Instrumental a Percussion de Strasbourg; ORTF Ensemble "Ars Nova"

This 18-CD set offers a comprehensive overview of Messiaen's work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000. The performers include the composer himself, his wife...continue...

Ravel: Bolero; La Valse; Rhapsodie Espagnole; Menuet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Maurice Ravel: La valse; Menuet antique; Ma mère l'oye; Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Darmstadt Aural Documents Box 1: Composers - Conductors

6 CD / Neos Production / 2010-11-05

Works: Spoken Word: Introductory speech by Earle Brown; Earle Brown: Available Forms I for 18 instruments; René Leibowitz: Kammersymphonie, for 12 instruments, Op. 16; Wolfgang Fortner: Mitte des Leb...
Performers: Appenheimer, Yoma; Arden, David; Assmann, Klaus; Bauer, Adam; Blum, Eberhard; Bottner, Karlheinz; Brown, Earle [Composer]; Caskel, Christoph; Cazauran, Jacques; Clapperton, James; Deinzer, Hans; Dier...
Conductors: Brown, Earle [Composer]; Leibowitz, René; Fortner, Wolfgang; Krenek, Ernst; Maderna, Bruno; Stockhausen, Karlheinz; Otte, Hans; Pousseur, Henri; Kagel, Mauricio; Boulez, Pierre; Brün, Her...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Köln; Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt; Ixion Ensemble; Klangforum Wien; MusikFabrik; Mutare Ensemble; Ungarisches Kammerensemble Budapest

We do not ordinarily associate the terms "cultural heritage" or "cultural legacy" with works, objects and materials of recent vintage, but rather with things unearthed...continue...

Ravel: Piano Concertos; Miroirs / Aimard, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-05

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Concerto for Piano in G major; Miroirs
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Continuing the collaboration with the Cleveland Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon will release an all-new recording of works by Ravel featuring French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and conductor...continue...
Recording information: Cleveland, Severance Hall (02/2010)....continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
Recording information: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg....continue...

Salzburg Opening Concert / Ravel, Bartok, Stravkinsky / Barenboim, VPO/Boulez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-07-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

An absolute Dream Team: Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and the Vienna Philharmonic! Put one of the worlds greatest orchestras in the hands of one of...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Stravinsky: The Firebird; Fireworks / Boulez, Orchestre de Paris [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-05-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Composer and conductor Pierre Boulez is renowned for his interpretations of twentieth-century music, and especially the work of Igor Stravinsky. His inspired performance in December...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
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Pierre Boulez: Inheriting the Future of Music / Boulez, Lucerne FA [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-04-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Work(s); Pierre Boulez: Work(s); Ondrej Adamek: Work(s); Karlheinz Stockhausen: Work(s)
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Pierre Boulez has already left an indelible imprint on the international music scene, not only as a composer and conductor but also as a music...continue...
Run Time: 128 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three

1 CD / CSO Resound / 2010-01-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pulcinella
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center (02/2009/03/2009); Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Chicago (02/2009/03/2009)....continue...

Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three

1 Super Audio CD / CSO Resound / 2010-01-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pulcinella
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Bartók: Concerto for Viola, etc / Aimard, Stefanoich, Bashmet, Kremer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Percy, Neil; Stefanovich, Tamara; Thomas, Nigel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording completes Pierre Boulez's highly acclaimed survey of Bartok's major orchestral works on Deutsche Grammophon. Boulez has once again gathered an extraordinary team of...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Mozart, Berg: Works for 13 Wind Instruments / Boulez, Tetzlaff, Uchida, Ensemble InterContemporain

1 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gran Partita; Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"Boulez leads the brilliant Ensemble Intercontemporain in both pieces adding Mitsuko Uchida on piano and Christian Tetzlaff on violin in the Berg chamber concerto. Both...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 16 & 17; Bartók: Piano Concerto no 2 / Anda, Boulez, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95
Performers: Anda, Geza
Conductors: Anda, Géza; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This program of broadcasts from the 1970s showcases Geza Anda in two Mozart concertos and the technically challenging Bartok Piano Concerto No. 2. All these...continue...

Classic Archive: Pierre Boulez / Debussy, Schoenberg [DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-09-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Jeux; Images for Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg: Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

On this DVD, home viewers encounter Pierre Boulez, one of the most intriguing musical personalities of our times. Boulez, born in 1925, is a leading...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
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Masterworks - Verdi, Bach, et al / Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, Teresa Stratas, Oscar Peterson

2 CD / Gala / 2008-08-12

Works: Hattie Mae Butterfield: When you and I were young, Maggie; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 998; Goldberg Variations, for key...
Performers: Art Hallman; Burr, Henry; Burr, Henry [vocals]; Charlebois, Robert; DuBois, Claude; Ferland, Jean-Pierre; Forrester, Maureen; Gould, Glenn; Jobin, Raoul; Koffman, Moe; Mary Bolduc; Pelletier, Wildrid...
Conductors: Pelletier, Wilfred; Sebastian, Georges; Walter, Bruno; Boulez, Pierre

This collection of Canadian masterworks is a two-cd set of new restoration and remastering of historical recordings in the fields of pop, jazz, traditional and...continue...

Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, Visions de l'Amen / De Leeuw, Loriod, et al

6 CD / Naïve / 2008-05-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ; Visions de l'amen; Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45; Couleurs de la cité c...
Performers: Boer, Harmen de; Bon, Maarten; Bon, Marja; Dullaert, Hans; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Holthaus, Reiner; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Loo, Martine van der; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Muruzabal, Arturo; Promme...
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Percussion Group The Hague; Schoenberg Ensemble

BBC Music Magazine
A marvellous six disc box from Nanve that handily gathers previously issued live performances. àmy admiration for de Leeuw's La Transfiguration, which is...continue...

Musica Viva

2 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, incidental music for soloists, chorus & orchestra, L. 124; Igor Stravinsky: The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speaker...
Performers: Deroubaix, Jeanne; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Rehfuss, Heinz; Rogner, Eva Maria
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Discovering Masterpeices of Classical Music: Bela Bartok / Boulez/Berliner Philharmoniker [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-10-30

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

"Even the most savvy, musically educated viewer can learn something new from this type of dissection so that when returning to the complete performance, a...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Grand Prix - Boulez: Sur Incises, Messagesquisse, Anthemes 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Pierre Boulez: Sur Incises, for 3 pianos, 3 harps, 2 vibes & marimba; Messagesquisse, for solo cello & 6 cellos; Anthemes II, for violin and electronics
Performers: Kang, Hae Sun; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble de violoncelles; Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain

"If one characteristic stands out in the contemporary works of Pierre Boulez, it is the remarkable depths of sonority he achieves through methods of multiplication...continue...
The leading French modernist Pierre Boulez celebrated his 75th year in 2000 with a series of excellent productions on Deutsche Grammophon which exhibit his work in both conduction and composition. Sur...continue...

Classical Cuisine - Spanish Spice

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); El amor brujo; Claude Debussy: Ibéria,...
Performers: Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy / Boulez, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: György Ligeti: Sonata for cello; Bagatelles (6) for wind quintet; Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes"); Pieces (10) for wind quintet; Quartet for Strings no 2; Atmosphè...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Boyd, Douglas; Cascioli, Gianluca; Gawriloff, Saschko; Haimovitz, Matt; Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]; Hosford, Richard; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Manning, Ja...
Conductors: ; Abbado, Claudio; Franz, Helmut; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain; Wiener Blasersolisten

"With the passing of Gyorgy Ligeti on 12 June, 2006 at the age of 83 in Vienna following a lengthy illness, the musical world has...continue...

Boulez Conducts Modern Classics / Pierre Boulez / Chicago Symphony Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-07-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

With Christine Schafer, soprano, and Pierre Boulez with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing Berg's Lulu Suite, Debussy's Le Jet d'eau 3 Ballades de Francois Villon,...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Lai...continue...

Berio: Sinfornia; Eindrücke

1 CD / Apex / 2006-04-14

Works: Luciano Berio: Sinfonia, for 8 amplified voices & orchestra; Eindrücke, for orchestra
Performers: Pasqier, Regis
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

Pierre Boulez: Eclat; Sur Incises [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2006-02-21

Works: Pierre Boulez: Eclat for 15 Instruments; Sur Incises
Conductors: Spanjaard, Ed; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble Incontemporain; Netherlands Nieuw Ensemble

This Juxtapositons release includes two films from highlighting the work of conductor/composer Pierre Boulez. "Eclat" is a real study of resonance written for fifteen instruments...continue...
Run Time: 142 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Dutch...continue...

Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, etc / Boulez, NYPO, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2005-10-18

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; La valse; Rapsodie espagnole; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Daphnis et Chloé
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"Boulez brings to every phrase, rhythm, and bit of dynamic contrast just the right weighting, balance, and tonal mix; one feels almost as thought he...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird & Pulcinella Suite / Boulez

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 1; Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Suite no 2, for chamber...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; New York Philharmonic

Conductor Pierre Boulez's lucid precision is perhaps the ideal perspective on Stravinsky's music, from the late Romantic sweep of 'The Firebird' to the witty Neo-Classicism...continue...

Drive Time - Autobahn

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-06-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Maurice Jarre: Mad Max; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Johannes B...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Mehta, Zubin; Jarre, Maurice; Kostelanetz, André; Fiedler, Arthur; Thomas, Michael Tilson; ; Maazel, Lorin; Boulez, Pierre; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Wien-Berlin